“The vehicle and child were taken during a carjacking and the suspect is armed with a knife,” CHP stated.

The girl was described only as a black 13-year-old.

In a news release, the Oakland Police Department stated that officers were called to the scene of a Safeway parking lot after a man was seen entering a vehicle and forcing the driver to drive away. A child was “reportedly seen in the rear seat,” the news release stated.

Anyone who sees the girl or the kidnapper was asked to call Oakland police at 510-238-3641 or to call 911.